Piazzetta della Selva

Piazzetta della Selva is a square in Siena, Siena, Tuscany. Piazzetta della Selva is situated nearby to the fountain Fontanina della Contrada della Selva, as well as near the museum Museo della Contrada della Selva.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Siena Cathedral and Santa Maria della Scala.

Siena Cathedral

Church

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Siena Cathedral is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Siena Cathedral is situated 140 metres northeast of Piazzetta della Selva.

Santa Maria della Scala

Public building

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Santa Maria della Scala is located in Siena, Italy. Now a museum, it was once an important civic hospital dedicated to caring for abandoned children, the poor, the sick, and pilgrims.

San Sebastiano in Vallepiatta

Church

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San Sebastiano in Vallepiatta is an ancient church next to Piazzeta della Selva in Siena, Italy. It is located in the Contrada della Selva. Church construction began in 1492 and completed in 1656, under the patronage of the guild of weavers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Prospero and Ravacciano.

San Prospero

Suburb

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San Prospero is a neighborhood in the city of Siena, Tuscany. It represents the first of the so-called "first-generation suburbs" developed outside the city walls.